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In this guide I explain how to take apart a HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptop. I’ll be removing memory, hard drive, wireless card, CD/DVD optical drive and keyboard. Please use this guide at your own risk and only if your laptop is out of warranty.
In the next post I’ll be removing the LCD screen and inverter board.
STEP 1.
Turn off the laptop, unplug the AC/DC power adapt and remove the battery.
Remove screws from the memory and hard drive covers. Remove both covers.
STEP 2.
Lift up the right side of the hard drive and disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove the hard drive.
STEP 3.
Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD optical drive. Pull the drive to the left and remove it from the laptop.
STEP 4.
In order to remove the memory module, spread latches on both sides from the memory module. The memory card will pop up at a 20-30 degree angle. Carefully pull the memory module from the slot by the edges. Remove both modules.
There are two wires connected to the wireless card (Wi-Fi card). These wires are antennas. In order to disconnect the antenna cable from the card, grab the gold connector with our finger tips and unsnap it from the card.
Remove two screws securing the wireless card. Pull the wireless card from the slot.
STEP 5.
Now I’m going to remove the keyboard.
Remove three screws securing the keyboard bezel, I marked them with red circles.
Remove three screws securing the keyboard, I marked them with green circles.
By the way, if you are replacing the keyboard, you don’t have to remove memory, CD/DVD drive and wireless card. Simply go from the step 1 directly to the step 5.
STEP 6.
Turn the laptop over and start lifting up the bezel. Be careful, do not lift it up to far because there are wires connected to the bezel. You can see these wires on the last picture.
STEP 7.
After you release the bezel, you’ll be able to lift up the keyboard as it shown on the picture below. Leave the bezel attached to the laptop.
STEP 8.
The keyboard is connected to the motherboard via a flat ribbon cable. Before you pull the cable you have to unlock the connector.
STEP 9.
Here’s how to unlock the keyboard connector on the motherboard.
Very carefully move the connector locking tab to the direction shown by two red arrows using your finger nails. Move it abut 2 millimeters, not more. The tab must stay attached to the connector. All you have to do is release the cable.
WARNING! If you destroy the connector, the internal keyboard will not function anymore. You’ll have to either use the laptop with an external keyboard or replace the motherboard. The keyboard connector is permanently soldered to the motherboard.
After the cable has been released, you can pull it from the connector and remove the keyboard. Replace the keyboard with a new one if needed.
Here you can find new replacement parts for your HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop.
On the picture above you can see how the keyboard bezel is attached to the laptop. Be careful when you lifting up the bezel, you can accidentally disconnect the cables.
Static electricity can kill your laptop. I recommend wearing an anti-static wrist strap while working with internal parts of your laptop.
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January 5th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Thanks for the guide!
I want to replace the keyboard on my HP Pavilion dv6045nr because it has a few sticky keys. By any chance do you know the keyboard part number?
January 5th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
John,
I believe the keyboard part number will be the same as for all laptops in dv6000 series.
Here it is: 441427-001 (US keyboard).
January 6th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Before you jump in and start taking it apart, check out this post.
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Free repair for some out-of-warranty HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario laptops
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January 7th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Before I read this I dissasembled the unit. I completely removed the bezel. While doing so I lost one of the little brown clips holding the ribbon cable to the bezel. Where can I find a replacement, and what are they called?
January 15th, 2009 at 8:43 am
[...] By the way, you’ll find another disassembly guide for the same laptop in my previous post. [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Thank you! I was able to reconnect a laptop screen connection that had gotten unhooked.
January 30th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Hi:
Thank you for guide. Can you please help me i have some problem with WI-FI switch I can not switch on (switch is moving but light does not turn on and i can not get WI-FI connect).
How can I repair it? Thank you for your help.
January 30th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Matti,
Read the third comment in this thread. Don’t you qualify for a free repair from HP?
January 31st, 2009 at 9:10 am
Thank you very much for your help. HP will repair it free.
February 1st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
My daughters HP dv6149us DVD drive has come completely loose from the housing. The one screw that holds this in place has come out still attached to the unit. It looks like the plastic where it is part of the bottom case has broken, thus alowing it to slide out. Can this be fixed? or will I need a whole new computer?
Help?
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I see the part where you disconnect the wireless antenna cables, so you can pull them through the chassis and remove the display? But when you want to reassemble the laptop, how do you get the antenna cables to snake back through to where they need to be?
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Dan,
Yes, you can pull the cables and later, when you reassemble the laptop, just run them back through the hole. There shouldn’t be any problem doing that.
February 5th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
My laptop’s ac adapter is kind of loose. It turns on and off (between using the battery and the power from the outlet) when I jiggle the plug. Any help?
February 6th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Bob,
That could be:
1. damaged power cord.
2. bad/loose/broken power jack.
You’ll have to test the power adapter with a multimeter to find out if it’s bad. Here’s more info:
Laptop battery stops charging when I move power cord
February 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am
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February 8th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
How much further to take out the fan? Mine is louder and seems like its going bad. ;(
February 8th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I own a 2 year old HP Pavilion dv6000 and for the past couple of weeks i have noticed that the fun is running at I believe full speed non-stop. It does occasionally stop but starts off again. I dont know why this happens as I am not even running a movie or playing games.. its sitting idle which makes me think that the processor power consumption is not high and should drive the fan speed.
anyone can shed light on this?
thanks
February 9th, 2009 at 12:29 am
mike,
The cooling fan is located deep inside the laptop. You’ll have to open up the case and remove the motherboard.
You can follow disassembly instructions in the maintenance and service guide for HP Pavilion dv6000 notebooks. It’s a 3.28MB pdf file.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Vik,
Most likely it happens because the heat sink is clogged with dust and the laptop simply overheats. Try cleaning the heat sink using compressed air.
February 14th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Great info & pics. My problem is the wifi-switch moves but stays amber & can not connect wirelessly
but can connect wired. So in your opinion would I need switch or new wi-fi card & how do I get to the switch. Im a bit nervous about going any futher in dissasembly, Im done with step #4
Thank You & Happy Valenines Day
February 16th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Hi.I have a DV6146EU Pavilion (DV6000). My problem is with the graphic card, infact when i switch-on the laptop i hear one long beep sound and then two short beep sounds. So i’d like to dismount the laptop to understand if it’s possible to adjust it. My question is: is the only possible action to subsitute the motherboard?
February 17th, 2009 at 2:39 am
I own a 3 year old dv6000 (dv6146eu) and now present a problem with the graphic card: black screen and beep sounds at start-up. Is it possible to change it?
February 17th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
You rock with your directions- made for dummies! I have never touched an electronic like this before, but it was easy to do task, not to forget the $298 that HP was charging to do it. Thanks a bundle!
February 17th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Thank you very much for the guide! $18 for a new keyboard, and 8 minutes of my time and we are back in business. Don’t have to tolerate a dorked shift key!!!
February 20th, 2009 at 4:25 am
I have the dv 6000. My internal microphones will not work and I can’t find them listed anywhere.
Is it possible they were not plugged in when Hp replaced the motherboard?
If so how do i check this out?
February 21st, 2009 at 10:49 am
Hi, I have a two year old hp dv6200 series laptop was interested to know if you can remove the graphics card and upgrade it, it currently has a nvadia geforce go 7200. This is no longer good enough for my games, is it possible to change it
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I need to do some internal work on a HP pavilion DV6000. I tried to go to the comcast website and was denied access through the technicians page and the customer page wouldn’t load up. Any suggestions? It seems that the hold up is around the mouse pad. What am I missing here?
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I have a dv6245 HP, I power it up but lcd stays like if its off. After further inspection i found the fan burnt and partially melted. Does this mean my processors & boards are gone or is it just a replacement of fan I have to worry about.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Hey, thanks for this!
TAKE NOTE TROUBLESHOOTERS: This disassembly guide took care of the dreaded flickering screen issue that is apparently pretty common on the DV6000 (part of a larger warranty program that I don’t qualify for). I’ve had this laptop 2 years and it’s been absolutely problem free until a month ago. The flicker gradually got worse and the general trend is eventually you see nothing. I simply followed this guide to get inside the case, made sure all the connections and pieces involved were sitting solid and put it back together and the problem has disappeared.
You are the MAN!
I was just about to drop $1500 on a new laptop.
There are a lot of complaints about this HP model, but it’s been a great laptop for me. Glad to keep it for a while longer.
XP Clean install
Centrino Duo 1.6Ghz
Nvidia GeForce Go 7400
2gb Ram
320 gb upgrade for stock 70gb hard drive in the mail and will try upgrading to Vista Ultimate since they finally came up with a video card driver for Vista.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Andrew,
You are missing a screw. Look again.
Same thing held me up for about 2 minutes.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
nunya,
Did you reconnect the video cable? Maybe connection between the video cable and motherboard wasn’t good?
February 26th, 2009 at 10:15 am
i need to replace the motherboard of a Hp pavilion dv6000 laptop
can you help me out?
February 26th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
how do you take apart the rest of the laptop?
like getting under the mouse pad?
February 26th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
ceci,
In the comment 18 I posted a link to the official maintenance and service guide (3.28MB pdf file). In the guide you’ll find step-by-step disassembly instructions.
February 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I have hp omnibook (XE) but needs to be unlocked what do I need to do to unlock this thing? thanx for your help
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:21 am
Hi, I have a DV6615en model and for some reason it works fine with a battery but when I attach the AC adaptor it will randomly switch off with a click?
Does anyone have any ideas as to what it might be, could it be a faulty AC board?
Thanks.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 am
Kev,
Not sure what’s going on.
Try this.
Remove the battery and start the laptop from the AC adapter with the battery removed.
Will it work this way? Can you make it fail if you wiggle the adapter plug inside the laptop a little bit?
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:50 am
Hi, if I take the battery out and start it, it gets to where I have to choose OS and then it goes ping and turns off.
Wiggling the AC plug makes no difference?
Cheers for looking into this for me.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:16 am
Kev,
I asked you to start without battery and wiggle the plug because I thought your laptop has a problem with the power jack. If the laptop loses power when you move the plug, apparently the power jack is not making good connection with the motherboard and has to be resoldered or replaced.
You said that wiggling the AC plug makes no difference, so I assume it’s not the jack.
You asked:
I believe this model doesn’t have an AC board because all circuits are located on the motherboard. You can see the internal parts diagram in the maintenance and service guide on the page 26. Here’s the link. It’s a 5MB pdf file and might take some time to load.
I think there could be a problem with the motherboard.
By the way, it would be a good idea to test the laptop with another AC adapter, just in case.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hi, when I said AC board I meant a USB/power connector board.
Apparently it has had a new motherboard, battery and charger brought by the previous owner, I brought it to see if I could have any luck with it.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm
I have two HP dv6000 laptops (slightly different models)
Alright, I slipped on ice and fell in a puddle of water today. My bag hit the ground really hard so my can of juice exploded all over my laptop. The liquid poured slowly in my bag from one end of the laptop to the other. I turned off power and let it dry for a bit. Then I stumbled across this guide.
I removed the hardrive from the “wet” comp and padded dry everything I saw was wet. I moved the hard drive to the other comp. I was able to turn it on and everything on the hardrive was in working order (except for a few drivers that needed to be installed.) I backed up nearly everything onto an external hardrive and then waited till the “detected new driver” to disappear. Then it recommended me to restart the comp. So I did.
When it was reloading… it keeps going to “no operating system found”. I am so confused. Could you help please? Thank you.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Ps. I also removed the other computer compartments as well to dry it easier…. and I padded dry everything that was reachable.
Anything that would save my old comp would also be appreciated.
Thanks
March 4th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Ptra,
That’s weird. So the hard drive worked fine until you restarted the laptop?
Try reconnecting the hard drive, maybe it’s not making good connection with the motherboard. Can you see the hard drive in the BIOS setup menu? Does it spin at all?
March 4th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Ptra,
Not much you can do here. Just wait until all components are completely dry and try assembling it back together. See if it works after that.
March 4th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I am not much of a computer expert… how do i check the BIOS setup menue? It says “no operating system found” and none of the F2-F12 work. Well, actually, I think F10 works, but then it says “please wait” at the bottom left forever…like it never changes or moves further than that.
I tried removing the hardrive and reconnecting it, same problem. It is weird how it worked untill I restarted the computer the first time.
March 5th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Ptra,
I don’t remember off the top of my head, but usually you have to press Esc or F1 or F2 as soon as HP logo appears on the screen. Maybe F10, I don’t remember.
Take a look below the HP logo. Does it say: “Press F… key to enter Setup” ?
Can you access the BIOS setup menu when the hard drive is removed from the laptop?
By the way, was the hard drive wet when you removed it from the first laptop? Take a closer look at the circuit board on the hard drive. Can you see any signs of liquid damage?
What if you install the original drive into the second laptop, will it work just fine?
March 5th, 2009 at 11:35 am
when i put the original hardrive it works fine again.
i dont know how to open the harddrive to look for liquid damage. I know there is a manual. but it is much more difficult to read and see and to be honest, the pictures in the manual suck.
BTW i found your pictures very very helpful. If yuo have a harddrive one, it would be great.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Ptra,
Apparently, the first hard drive was damaged somehow. I don’t know what else could be wrong.
You don’t have to take it apart. On most laptop hard drives you can see the controller board on the bottom of the drive – a green circuit board with bunch of traces. Do you see any liquid damage on that board? Maybe the drive failed because of liquid intrussion? Just a guess. Can you hear the drive spinning when you turn on the laptop?
Do not open the drive, you can easily damage it.
March 6th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Thanks. Doesn’t seem to be working. Weird. However, I thought that my “wet” comp was dry enough to put back together. So I did that.
After it was assembled, I turned it on (with power and battery) and it goes on for a few seconds with lights on the touchpad (QuickTime, sound and whatnot)… The screen remained black, after 2-3 seconds, the power cuts off (same sound when I do a manual power cut-off when I hold the power button)… So I didn’t know what was going on. I took out my 4gig ram and I tried turning it on again to see if it is the motherboard. I read somewhere that if the ram is out and the computer beeps a couple of times and remains on, then the motherboard was still fine. I don’t know about that. But that is what happened. The comp remained on until I either closed the lid or opened the lid, then it would restart “coming” on again, with a few beeps. However, the screen is still off.
Secondly, then attached a secondary monitor to the laptop, put back in the ram, and then turned on the comp. It went for about 2-4 seconds, and then the power cut off.
Maybe it is the ram. Nope. I am currently using the 4gig ram in this laptop right now (the other computer), and it is working fine.
I don’t know what is happening. Any help would be nice, or if you could direct me to some resources. Thank you
March 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Ptra,
Sounds like a problem with the motherboard.
You can try disassembling the laptop to barebone system (system board, CPU, memory) and try turning it on. If the laptop still shuts down on its own after 2-3 seconds, most likely it’s bad motherboard.
Here’s an example: Laptop is dead. How to troubleshoot the problem.
March 7th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
It only shuts down after 2-3 seconds when the RAM is in. If i remove the RAM, it stays on..but with nothing showing
March 7th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Does the casing on the bottom get removed by just unscrewing the screws aound the outside (on the bottom?
March 7th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Ptra,
It’s not that easy. You have to disassemble the laptop from the top.
1. Remove all screws and components from the bottom.
2. Remove keyboard.
3. Remove display.
4. Remove top cover.
5. Now you can access and remove the motherboard.
You’ll find complete disassembly instructions in the maintenance and service guide. Follow this link. It’s a pdf file and can take some time to download.
March 9th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Hi guys you are my last hope.
I’m trying to fix my hp dv6000. The motherboard is dead, I’m trying to remove it so I can put a new one in. But I’m having some problems with the disassembly. The main board is stuck at the Fan and usb ports. Here are 2 picture of the situation.
http://i41.tinypic.com/3522po7.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/10qmmuw.jpg
I hope you can help me.
You can always contact me
rubenbasyn[at]hotmail[dot]com
March 9th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Realiks,
In the comment 53 I posted a link to the service manual. The manual has the motherboard removal instructions. Take a look and find out what you are missing.
Also, did you read the comment #3. I guess your laptop doesn’t qualify for a free repair from HP?
March 9th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Yes I did it
Thanks allot man ^_^
The laptop isn’t qualified for free repair. I looked on the hp website.
I’m going to order a new motherboard right away. But I think I won’t get the right board. Every board they sell on ebay has an extra chip on it. Mine doesn’t
Anny ideas?
http://i40.tinypic.com/sx2n9y.jpg
March 9th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Realiks,
That is strange. Do you know if your laptop has a discrete video card? Maybe all motherboards on eBay have integrated video and that’s why there is an extra chip.
Anyway, I would suggest searching for a new motherboard using the part number from the original board. I would strongly recommend buying the same board unless you are 100% sure the board from eBay is compatible with your laptop.
Find the part number (it might look something like that 434723-001) and google it.
March 9th, 2009 at 9:38 am
http://i43.tinypic.com/209ncix.jpg
look there ain’t an extra chip on it. Were is the part number located ? There are allot of stickers on it but none of them seems to be the right one.
ps: don’t mind my crappy english i’m from belgium
March 9th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Realiks,
Usually they put it on a sticker close to the memory slot. I can see it on your picture. Doesn’t it have the part number.
You should look for XXXXXX-001 number.
Your English is way better than mine. I’m from Russia.
March 9th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Forgot to mention. Also, you can find the part number in the maintenance and service guide for your laptop.
March 9th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Ok I’ve found it: 443775-001
Now I have a dilemma I have the chose to buy from deferent sellers. One from the UK (with is the closest) Than a few from the Usa and allot from china. But I’ve heard that the one’s from china are a bit crappy and they die very quickly. So what would you do? I think a will buy the one from the UK if it die’s I can send it back because it’s the closest.
March 9th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Realiks,
I think it doesn’t matter where they sell motherboards, most likely they are all made in China. Personally, I would prefer to buy from the closest source.
March 9th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Yes I think I will buy one from the UK. Are there any other important things before I order it? Or is the part number the only important thing?
March 9th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Oja I forgot something, does it mather that my new board has a black amd socket?
March 9th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Realiks,
If your new motherboard has the same part number as the original motherboard, it should be 100% compatible.
Shouldn’t matter.
March 9th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Ok, well thanks allot for the advise, you’ve really helped my allot. I’m ordering the new board right now and also a arctic silver 5 thermal paste for the cpu and gpu
I will post an update if the board has arrived
March 11th, 2009 at 6:11 am
I needed to replace my power supply for my dv6000. The PC was working fine on the old power supply, but the wire was breaking. I bought one off of eBay and all the power factors matched. When I plugged in the new one, the PC went totally dead in less than 30 seconds. Now it doesn’t get a pulse with either the old power supply or battery. What do you think happened and what’s the remedy? Thanks
March 11th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
hi.
my dv6000 got problem with graphic card,anyone known where i can buy it
March 11th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
i have a dv6000, i baught it used off a friend , it is over 4 years old , and last month, feb of 09 , i called about issues with the lap top and they eventually had me send it in, they replaced the motherboard , keyboard, case , battery , wireless card , power supply , dvd burner and mouse, free of charge, all i had to do was give them hell for about 3 days. it is a recall on these , makes the wireless not work and they over heat. so give them hell and they will replace the laptop for you, email me if you want the number , i have the executive phone number, very helpful.
rhusk1005 AT neo.rr.com
March 13th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
So that’s what holds the CD in!!!
Thanks so much for the article
and the time that you put into
this!
March 15th, 2009 at 5:34 am
Hi,
I have a DV9700 that has been STEPPED on.. while the lid was closed. Needless to say, the LCD is broken. I wish to turn this machine into a Media Centre by removing the screen and connecting an external monitor (TV). Only problem is, the external screen isn’t getting any signal. Any thougbts on how to manage this?
With regards, Hans
March 15th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Currently repairing a DV6000..Seems like the lid switch is going bad, as the screen flickers then the laptop goes into standby mode..I turned off the standby function when the lid closes & the laptop works fine..Where is the lid switch located?
March 15th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Tom,
This laptop has a magnetic switch. There is a magnet inside the display panel. I believe it’s located on the left side from the LCD screen, about 2 inches above the hinge. When the display is closed, the magnet activates a switch located inside the laptop base.
March 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Hans,
I assume the laptop still works even though the screen is broken. Will it start at all?
Connect an external monitor to the VGA port and turn on the laptop. Now try to switch video from the internal to external mode. Press and hold down the Fn key and at the same time press on the F4 key. Will it switch to the external monitor?
March 15th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
jimmy,
Isn’t it integrated into the motherboard? If that’s the case, you’ll have to replace the whole motherboard, not just the graphics card.
March 16th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Hi, I’m back. My new motherboard just arrieved and Iv’e uninstalled the cooler. Do I have to apply new thermalpaste ? Because there are some little stickers on the cooler.
March 16th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
hello. io ahve a pavillon dv6146, but do not start.
and do one long beep followed by two short beep, then the system start but the monitor remain black.
anyone have solved this problem?
March 17th, 2009 at 3:40 am
Hello, i have some problem with the little battery inside u know.. that is making the clock and date restarts every time i turn on the notebook. How can i change that? thanks mate
March 17th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Hi,
Firstly, great work and many thanks for the very useful guide.
I’ve got a bit of a different problem. My caps lock light – its very faint and I have a feeling its burnt out or is on its way out. Is this attached to the keyboard, or is it a main board light?
Thanks
Rob
March 18th, 2009 at 7:59 am
The laptop screen has been removed but at first I couldn’t boot the damn thing. Later I found out that if I took out one of the memory cards out of the memory bank (the one that covers the other, I assume this is memory bank 2)
It’s not either of the memory cards because I tried each seperately and the system boots perfectly.
Am I stuck with only one memory bank now? Or is there something I can still try here?
Everything else works like a charm now with the external monitor hooked up btw.
Thanks,
Hans
March 20th, 2009 at 4:08 am
I need to replace my motherboard (I am told)on my HP Pavilion dv6000 which refuses to boot and just beeps at me. Will you be continuing with this series on insidemylaptop.com .
March 27th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
My sons HP Pavilion’s dv6000 screen does not work any more. I hooked it up to an external screen, tried the Fn F4. Nothing happened. So what is my next step? I also took out the screen and checked the connections.
March 29th, 2009 at 10:22 am
cara mullen,
The next step. Follow the link in the comment 3 and find out if your laptop is covered by the extended warranty.
March 29th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Sid Hollands,
Download the maintenance and service guide for HP Pavilion dv6000 laptops. I posted a link in the comment 18.
You’ll find step-by-stem motherboard replacement instructions in the service manual.
March 29th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Laptop tech,
Wow great site. I’m wondering if the dv6000 mb is compatible with the zv6000? My zv is old (4 yrs ago) and my son’s dv is 2 yrs old… but with a cracked screen.
Thanks!
Kevin
March 29th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Kevin Jackson,
Nope. Two completely different units. I would suggest replacing the cracked screen on dv6000. I linked to the screen removal instructions at the beginning of this guide.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:47 am
Hi Tech,
Thanks for the wonderful guide. I have dv2630ea and i want to upgrade its video (graphics) card which is currently nVidia Gefore 8400M GS. its only 64MB. I am looking for any upto 256MB. Kindly suggest what are the options and guide me which steps to follow to find the card in the machine and to replace it.
Thank in advance.
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
Rizwan,
Isn’t the video card integrated into the motherboard. I think it is. If that’s the case, it cannot be removed/replaced/upgraded.
When I search for a maintenance manual for dv2630ea, HP site brings me to the manual for HP Pavilion dv2500 and dv2700 notebooks. In these models the video card is a part of the motherboard, so I think it would be the same for your notebook too.
April 5th, 2009 at 4:55 am
I have one of those lemons that HP sold me… dv6000z CTO notebook RD167AV. The GPU is an nVidia GeForce 7200 Go.
Is it possible to completely rid myself of the current defective system board/GPU… and entirely replace this with a compatile system board/GPU from another brand?
I dont know whether laptops are designed like desktops PC’s… you can literally mix and match motherboards/GPU’s etc.
Please advise me as to what system boards will properly function if I want to switch out the defectice HP system board.
Thanks in advance
April 5th, 2009 at 5:09 am
I guess I should rephrase my question……
If I own a dv6000z CTO notebook RD167AV… and I am sick and tired of the defective GPU/system board installed in this laptop. Are there any other system boards available (I prefer to steer clear of the HP brand) that can be placed into my laptop?
Currently the CPU is AMD Turion X2 TL-60… and the GPU is nVidia GeForce 7200 Go.
Would it be possible to completely switch to an Intel CPU, system board and upgraded GPU? The way I understand it is… these 3 components are integrated into one board.
I dont know if the above questions made any sense lol…. just trying to probe possible routes, instead of sending my dv6000z to HP for a 3rd repair (all they do is switch out the defective part with an identical defective part).
I paid $1600+ for this notebook and hope that there are other compatible system boards for this model.
Any help would be appreciated.
April 5th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Yousonofagun,
You can replace the motherboard but you’ll have to find another one with the same part number. Basically, you are replacing your defective HP motherboard with a similar working HP motherboard.
You can do it in desktops but not in laptops. In some cases you can find a better motherboard (more video RAM, bettery chipset, etc…) but this motherboard has to be designed for your laptop. You cannot install motherboard from a different laptop brand.
If your laptop is still under warranty, I would suggest sending it to HP for repair.
April 7th, 2009 at 8:05 am
I have a HP Pavilion dv6636nr that the built in webcam doesn’t work anymore.
I downloaded the latest HP webcam driver version 6.1003.101.0
The webcam is listed in the Devise Manger but has a yellow flag + This device cannot start. (Code 10).
I have tried everything I know including the newest Vista sp 1 driver update.
Any suggestions or is the webcam dead?
April 7th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
11beagle,
Access the device manager, find the entry for your webcam (could be listed in USB devices), right click on the entry and uninstall. Restart the laptop and let it detect the webcam. Does it help?
Also, you can try reinstalling Windows.
If nothing helps, probably it’s bad camera.
April 8th, 2009 at 9:46 am
I tried all the above with no luck. It must be the camera.
Thanks for the info!
April 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hi,
I have unscrewed all of the screws and my beautiful laptop is now a mess. I need to replace the usb d/c power cable. But to get to the connections, I need to take the main face plate off (the one surrounding the mounse pad). But when I pull, it pulls off all around the edges like something attatched in the middle is holding it down. I don’t want to pull more for fear of breakage. Help.
Dee
April 8th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
my kid split coke at a few keys om the keyoard. the keys imdtweem V&M womt work… tried to pull them up & fix them & i camt evem get them ack om mow ..cam this get fixed?
April 11th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Wow, this site is wonderful. Over the course of the last few weeks I’ve had a problem with my dv6000 laptop and have been spending alot of time searching for an answer, so I’m confident in saying that this is easily the most user-friendly tech site I’ve come across.
I have what seems to be a unique issue that maybe someone can help with. A while back my computer started looping between the start-up BIOS and the Vista loading screen when I would boot it up. Somehow or another I ended up at the recovery console and tried to reinstall windows (I think the original problem was with the MBR, but learned of this too late.) The reformat of the drive went through, but then the recovery console froze. I had to hard reset the laptop and when it came back up, I got an Err2Err3 message. Apparently this is the sign of a missing operating system, so a few days later I tried adding Ubuntu (by this point I was willing to lose my data, I was just trying to get my computer working again.) Ubuntu went through the entire install process and gave me an error message at the end. Then it took me to the liveboot version desktop and froze up on me after I started clicking around, exporing it. I had to do a hard restart.
Here’s where things get really weird. After the failed install, the liveboot cd would not even load for me and the error message changed from Err2Err3 to “Operating System not found”. I turned off the computer in disgust and left it alone for about a week.
Last night, I turned it back on to tinker with it again and somehow the liveboot cd worked. Thankful that the voodoo gods were apparently too preoccupied with something else to focus on this cursed machine, I got to the liveboot Ubuntu screen and ran the internal shredding application. I figured nuking the hd and starting over clean would be my best option after all the trouble I’d experienced. (Trouble which, I must mention, had no easily accessible precident online when I looked for it at every step of this horrible adventure.) Unfortunately for me, the curse was back and the shredding application started returning errors. (Not sure if you’re familiar with Ubuntu, but it gives progress at every step of the shredding process in the form of a “–mb of –Gb shredded” type of count which, for me, came in increments of 13mb. When I say that it was returning errors, what I mean is that after the first 1Gb or so, every progress update was followed by an error message.) With no obvious way to stop the shredder, I did a soft reset and got out of the liveboot desktop, but the shredder was still running onscreen in a BIOS-looking text (black background, white text). I hard resetted yet again.
So, that where I am. I tried another liveboot shredder called KillDisk and it progressed to a certain point, then froze. Being the hard-resetting master I was, I hard reset the laptop, put it away, and walked off feeling utterly defeated. The fact that even a disk shredder would not work on the unit suggests to me a bad hd, but I’m not sure. I could see in the start-up BIOS that the system was registered as a Vista unit, but couldn’t see any details on the harddrive. I had to get the motherboard replaced a while back and I’ve heard that bad motherboards can affect an hd, so maybe that was the problem? What I’d like to know is a)has anyone ever heard of a harddrive rejecting a shredder and if so, was there a solution that would allow the hd to be wiped and reused, b)if the harddrive is faulty, can I just buy a new one, pop it in and treat the computer as new when installing the OS?, and c)Kind of an off-shoot of b, but is there any other issue that could kill a harddrive that I should be aware of? I don’t wanna throw a new one in there if it will just suffer the same fate.
Sorry for the verbose post, but I know how important accuracy is in diagnosing…well, pretty much anything. But especially computers. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
P.S. I’m outside of HP’s warranty and my geek squad warranty might have been invalidated due to all the tinkering I’ve done. Just wanted to throw that out there.
April 12th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
DV6000Hell,
In the comment 18 I posted a link to the maintenance and service guide. You’ll find step-by-step disassembly instructions in there. Check out the manual.
April 12th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
di tregale,
Yes, you can fix this by replacing the keyboard.
April 12th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Manuel G,
I think you might have a problem with the laptop memory. You have two memory modules installed. Try removing them one by one and test the laptop with each memory modules separately. Does it make any difference?
April 12th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Thank you.
You are truly the man…
Never opened a laptop before…
this is great.The dv6000’s are quite buggy.After my
laptop went under warranty for the vanishing wlan issue…Only six months later it has developed a
1 long beep 2 short beep problem (vga!).I am thinking of getting a dell or acer since hp’s are very unreliable…
April 14th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Thanks Laptoptech.
I printed a copy of manual before I started but was still unable to open it. Later I discovered the dv6000 has 2 GOLD BOLTS that require a 3/8 socket to unscrew. (I actually used the business end of a small allen wrench to loosen the bolts. Worked fine.) The Bolts are shown in the photo for step 4 (just to the left of the antennas that connect to the Wi-Fi card).
REMOVING THESE BOLTS IS NOT LISTED IN THE MANUAL and that’s why I had such a hard time.
Thanks for your help. Your site is one of reasons I had the courage to try to open my laptop. Now, I just hope I can put it back together!
THANKS
April 14th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I have a dv6227cl that just recently starting doing reboots before anything comes on the screen. The media card slot light stays on the whole time. The laptop just stays that way for about 5 – 10 seconds and reboots over and over again. I sent it in because of the wireless issue and it was returned to me stating that there was “liquid damage” to the keyboard, memory area, and they didn’t do anything to it except to somehow manage to take the “h” key off and lose the little supports under it. Is there anyone with a broken keyboard that would ship it to me if i paid the shipping? And does anyone have a clue as to being able to start up the laptop? I had the problem before, but that was with a cracked lcd that i replaced using this site. Thanks for your hard work!
April 19th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Patrick,
I cannot tell if your problem is related to the liquid spill or not but if the laptop was working fine before and suddenly started doing reboots, that could be related to the memory modules. Try reseating both modules. Try removing them one by one and test the laptop with each one separately.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Hi,
I have a dv6000 and I see the same issue faced by others..1 long beep followed by 2 short ones. Has anyone fixed this successfully..?..is it an issue with the system board..?..how much did you end up paying for the board and any pointers where you purchased the board would be appreciated..thanks in advance..
Nev
April 20th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
My problem is that my powerOn button no longer functions properly. Where once i simply had to tap it I know have to apply significant downward pressure with a screwdriver for it to turn on. I took it apart and nothing seems to be broken. Any thoughts?
April 20th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
i have a hp Dv6000 upon start up it gives me one long beeb and two short beebs and nothing shows up on the screen. what does this mean is it the motherboard or something else? i have looked at all the posting that you have and have seen many people with the same problem but didnt see an answer on what it is. i have called hp and they said that iam out of warrenty they didnt give me a real answer except to buy a new one. so any dionostic help will be good and then i will take it apart and fix it my self.
thanks for the very good site.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:11 am
I am pretty sure that I need to replace the motherboard, however, I’m a little confused as to how. Please list the items that I need to remove in order to replace it. Also, is it safe to assume that everything I remove from the old motherboard should be installed into the new one?
And lastly if I am replacing the motherboard with the exact replacement, should I back up anything or create a boot disk, etc.?
April 21st, 2009 at 11:41 am
Nevin,
You have two memory modules installed, right? Try removing them one by one and test the laptop with each one separately. If you getting same beep error message with both modules installed separately, most likely it’s related to the motherboard. I doubt that both memory modules can fail at the same time and at least one of them has to be good.
Did you read this post about free repair for some HP laptops?
April 21st, 2009 at 11:49 am
Matt,
I believe the power button is located on a separate board, isn’t it? I guess you’ll have to replace the power button board.
April 21st, 2009 at 11:56 am
cruiser,
I already replied to you in a different thread but here it goes again.
Test the laptop with each memory module separately. If it works fine with one module and fails with the second one, the second module is bad.
If the laptop fails same way (beep error) with each module installed separately, most likely your problem is related to the motherboard.
April 21st, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Alex,
You’ll find step-by-step motherboard removal instructions in the service manual for HP Pavilion dv6000 (it’s a 3.3MB pdf file).
Yep, you’ll have to transfer some parts.
If you are replacing one motherboard with another compatible one, you don’t have to reinstall software. The new motherboard should work with the old load.
But I would suggest backing up files as a precaution if something goes wrong.
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Hello, I have an HP Dv6636nr, I seem to be having a problem with the DVD drive. I use certain programs to back up my dvd’s and they were working fine up until about a week ago. Suddenly the programs would freeze and the DVD drive would stop working. I went to best buy and the Geek squad guy ran their diagnostic tool that told me I had a couple of lovely Trojan viruses, My Trend Micro Antivirus software was unable to even find them so i resorted to doing a destructive reboot. Everything seemed to be working fine until I tried to start backing up my dvds again. Now my drive wasn’t even showing up, After refreshing my Device Manager several times it would reappear, but would stop working halfway through the backup. Also, when the drive is working it is extremely loud and I can feel it vibrating. I think the drive may be loose, how can I fix this?
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:16 am
I am a technician and have a hp Dv6000 which upon start up gives one long beep and two short beeps and nothing shows up on the screen. For sure that seems to be memory error. My modules are PC2 class 5300. I tried resitting the modules nothing worked. I decided to use PC2 class 4200 and the laptop started up OK. I used the laptop for one day then it went back to same problem. I doubt whether it is the memory bank, nor motherboard. Could it be BIOS problem or can someone help me
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
Hi. I need help. My HP dv6000’s Cd/DVD Drive has stopped working. I don’t know what to do. A computer guy I know said that if i wiggle the drive connection it would probably work. but I don’t know how to get to that.
April 27th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Hello All,
I have been having a problem charging my laptop for about four months. It started with the AC cord breaking, so i went to the local radioshack and purchased a replacement connecter and soldered it to the old adapter. About a month after i started using this radioshack connecter it would not charge unless i had the connecter positioned in a center way. Now the charging pin has broken out of the power connector, but i can still get it to charge. I have read on the internet that my problem is probably just that the power connector is loose and i need to solder it back to the motherboard. Can anyone tell me if that is the correct thing to do or should i try something else first? I can lift the bezel enough to see the power connecter…
April 28th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Sir
I have Hp Dv6000 Laptop .
Its lcd screen is most of the time showing black..
however some times for few second I got its LCD normal.
What was the problem and how it will rectify.
It is out of warrenty.
Thanks
Amit Kumar
April 30th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Great site. Very helpful from what i can see so far. I’m having a problem that I have not seen posted so far. I have a HP Pavilion dv6119US 2 yrs old. About 1 week ago the sound stopped coming from the internal speakers but when i connect to the external speaker plug up front I get sound just fine. Mute, volume controls all work as expected with external speakers. I used info from the HP service manual and removed the internal speakers and tested them outside the PC with another audio source and they will produce sound just fine. So I spent about 3 hrs last night with HP tech service from India and update audio drivers etc but in the end it was all a wasted of time. It was obvious they had not encountered this problem before. It appears to me not to be a software problem but most likely some failure on the audio sound card that controls the switching of sound between the internal and external speakers. Do this seem reasonable to you? Would replacing the audio card likely fix this? Thanks for your time to reply.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
This site is great! I used your directions to open up my DV 6000 which I got about a year and a half ago. My problem is that I am having trouble using the power cord to charge the battery or run the computer. The problem started a slight need to adjust or jiggle the cord to make a good connection. It progressed or regressed to the point where it virtually has to be held by hand in place to keep the connection and even that is beginning not to work. I was told that it probably needs to have the motherboard replaced?? I was hoping I could sloder or improve the connectivity once I got inside. With your help I’m inside but I don’t see anything loose? What do you think I could try short of sending it off for service. I’ve been quoted around $300 to fix the problem!
May 4th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Hi gr8 article, and most useful, although my wife managed to cure the stickyness caused by a soda pop spill, buy using wet wipes and cocktail sticks to rub the stickyness away from under each key, then leaving in the airing cupboard to dry. Now works a treat. Removing the keyboard first did help with access.
May 4th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Thanks, I broke my laptop trying to fix it. I was careful as possible but now it won’t boot. Not the first time I done a laptop tear down but definitely the last.
For all others trying to take it apart and fix it: LET A PROFESSIONAL DO IT
May 5th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Tony Li,
Why do you think the laptop is broken? Did it boot before you start taking it apart?
Maybe something is not seated correctly. Try reconnecting the memory module first.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
thechemist,
The audio jack has a small connector inside which switches from external to internal mode when you unplug headphones or external speakers. Apparently this switch got stuck in the external mode.
They did, they just don’t know how to fix it because they never seen a laptop.
That’s right, but again, most likely the problem is inside the audio jack.
You cannot replace the card because it’s integrated into the motherboard.
Check out this article, it might fix your problem. Speakers stopped working after I used my headphones.
May 6th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Thanks for your reply. While I have not yet fixed the problem, I have at least found the cause with helpful information I found on another site (http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=225809). As it turns out the problem is due to a sever crimp in the ribbon cable that connects to the power button as this cable is also connected to the internal speakers. Basically the OEM cable is poor quality as this failure is quite common withe the HP DV6000 laptop and with other similar models. So the fix is to replace with a new cable. The photos you provided shows the cable attached to the keyboard bezel but i will have to remove additional components to get at the other end of the cable to do the replacement. If you have any more photos that show which components to remove to get at the other end that would be very helpful.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:47 am
The “release” switch for the external battery on my HP Pavillion laptop is stuck in the “release” position but the battery is stuck in place. It seems like this should be a simple thing to fix and yet… I asked HP if they could fix it and they quoted me over $300, and although I have a warrantee at Future Shop, where I bought it, they said it would taken 10 business days to ship my laptop to HP, have them fix it, and then ship it back.
It seems like there should be an easy way to solve this problem… is there?
May 11th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
I have two hp laptops. The dv6607nr which i need to replace to heat sink/cooling fan. After reading the manual, is it truly necessary to remove the display to replace the fan? And if any one has replaced the fan, how much time should I plan on? Also it appears that the instruction manual works for both of these models. Are there any other recommendations that you may have in the repair of these laptops.
The dv6500 which, after reading, I’m finding it to be a common problem with the display going blank. The display is getting to the point that it has to be a certain position for us to see anything. Doy you recommend that I order new parts for it before I take it apart, or take it apart and check the connections? Not looking forward to fixing that.
This will be my first time doing this any and all advice will be appreciated.
May 14th, 2009 at 3:46 am
Well, I fixed the fan on my computer. Wasn’t that bad, took about 3 hours to dissassemble and reassemble. I have 2 screws left over and the other fan had a crack in it. Fixed that and put it away in storage for a spare. I can say that the manual tells you to take apart more than you have to. All in all for my first time doing this it wasn’t so bad.
Now for the monitor on the other computer. Still need some ideas as to whether or not I should take it apart to check the connections or if I should just replace it. Any advice would be great.
Thanks.
May 14th, 2009 at 8:56 am
i got a vista that worked fine till a couple months ago but then turned off or something. THen i noticed a amber light by the internet switch can you tell what is wrong with it.
May 14th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Sorry, I was talking about the wifi card.
May 17th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Beth,
I too need to replace my heatsink fan…
How did you get down to it?
Any advice?
May 18th, 2009 at 3:31 am
Hi,
Looking at DV6000 for a friend. Keeps shutting down after being used for a few minutes – noticed the heat in the area of the laptop around the fan was very hot.
So I’m looking at changing the fan (and the screen as well but that’s another story…. I see Beth managed to find a manual ..was that the HP support site ??
May 18th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I should tell something about my HP Notebook case ( HP Nightmare)
My sister bought HP DV6338se notebook. It is special notebook !!!, What a special notebook!! As HP DV6000 series have BGA chipset problem, My sister notebook went down step by step; First we lost “Wireless Adapter”, Second “Lan Adapter” and Finally we lost everything, It was not working. We bought it from US but We live in TURKEY. We tried to get it repaired in TURKEY under Global Warranty. HP Turkey has not intent to repair it, so I have to repair this silly branded notebook on my own.
I have purchased mainboard from Ebay. I choose different motherboard because original motherboard (HP Spare part number 443775-001) VGA chipset was embedded Nvidia Go 6150 and its performance was too bad for me, so I choose DV9000 series motherboad (HP Spare part number 432945-001) its VGA chipset is Nvidia Go 7600 (256Mb dedicated RAM).
I thought, both mainboard are in same shape but They aren’t so I had to do some work on this new motherboard
1.Second Hard Drive Port removed (It didn’t fit my notebook enclosure)
2.Front side chassis, Power LED, Battery Charge LED and HDD LED and their resistors are replaced from broken motherboard (443775-001) and placed in new motherboard (432945-001). Because DV9000 series motherboard’s Power LED, Battery Charge LED and HDD LED’s are in additional card and mine doesn’t have such a card and doesn’t place in chassis to put it in
3.Caps lock LED and its resistor are replaced in new motherboard (432945-001) because LED place doesnt fit for my enclosure.
4.Touchpad switch , touchpad LED and their resistors are replaced in new motherboard (432945-001) because toucpad switch, toucpad LED’ place doesnt fit for my enclosure.
5. Battery connector removed back. (That was the hardest job to do, It wasn’t easy to disassemble from board )
so I thought I had completed everything but I realized that My screen back light doesn’t turn off when I close lid.
I did some search in Internet and with comparing two motherboard, I found the LCD Back light Lid Magnetic Switch.
[B]As mentioned above there are no mechanical switch inside notebook. There is only magnet in LCD enclosure and magnetic sensor switch in main enclosure.
magnetic sensor is 3 pin electronic part. It is like a BSD type transistor. I have look with magnifier and its part number ” FD720 ” It is located , just above external VGA port ,in motherboard.[/B]
My new motherboard doesn’t has this part so I remove it from my broken motherboard to new motherboard.
I will try to attach pictures to show you,
http://img211.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=picture1y.jpg
Now it is working very well.
When I got problem with HP DV6338 notebook, I did some search and learn that I am not alone. Too many people are struggling HP notebook problems. With my experiences I learn that HP is not good at producing notebook, They are good at producing printer only.Other problem is that, They do not care their customer.I think that is main problem for HP.Every electronic stuff may go down or broken but good companies provide good,fast and reliable solution for their customers. I am sorry to say that but HP doesn’t provide.
I hope these information’s help others.
Regards
Mehmet Naci ÜLGER
TURKEY (My Country original name is TÜRKİYE)
May 21st, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Howdy.
I just acquired an older used Sony Vaio from some friends, and the audio out (headphone) jack has been completely destroyed. (Teenagers will be teenagers!) Anyhow, I opened it up to see how bad the damage is (and it’s real ugly). And I noticed that right next to the (I guess you would call it a micro-connector, a white plug-in type) with 4 pins that feeds the 2 internal speakers, there was ANOTHER unused micro connector (w/3 pins) also marked with a “J”. I’m guessing that is Sony’s convention for audio..Anyway I ohmed it out and found that the extra 3 pin is coming straight from what’s left of headphone jack. My question is, if anybody knows; Can I plug into 3 pin connector, run some wire to outside of unit, and put a female stereo mini on there and still make use of headphones with laptop??
Thanks so much for your time, this is a great site.
May 29th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Amazing tutorial. Great job, great site. I recommend it a lot.
…And HP Pavilion dv6000 works great with Ubuntu!
June 1st, 2009 at 4:26 pm
i was worried about my left hand speaker on my dv 6000 series hp laptop, you have described the every aspect,
great tutorial ,
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:23 am
can anyone help? i have a dv6000, a 26 months old laptop , out of warranty, giving me sound error. it’s a one long beep followed by two short beeps and totally blank screen, what can i do? i have shown to several technicians, and few of them said it was the memory, some said it was the video card or both, but none of them can fix my laptop, my place is quiet far from the HP service center. The same thing happened when my laptop was just 8 months with me, could it be a factory defect? that time it was under warranty and was fixed by the HP service center.
I am so upset with the product, please tell what i can do?
June 4th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Juliet
I might be able to fix your computer. I live in PA,and you?
Email me at goldfish25@gmail.com.
Jack.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Great tutorial, well explained and good photos!
June 4th, 2009 at 9:40 am
juliet,
HP repairs some out of warranty dv2000, dv6000, dv9000 notebooks at no charge.
Take a look at this post and find out if your laptop qualifies.
Free repair for some out-of-warranty HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario laptops
June 5th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Release battery button and Battery stuck !!
To Sarah who posted on May 11th or anyone…
My son has the some problem last night. Check on most forum says if get it fix will cost about $300-$500; and one says try to push by using picks.
I found only one pick & I try to find some material like picks push it into 6 of the hold button where u connect the battery to lap top.
You’ll get the idea where are the hold button if you still have the poster size picture.
June 6th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Since there are two modules for memory and they sit ontop of eachother how do you know which is mod 1 and which is mod 2?
June 6th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Oh and also, an HP rep told me my DV6000 could use 2G MAX – but the place where I bought it from told me I could install 1 2G and leave the 512 in – this puts me over 2G, is that ok?
June 6th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
september,
Is there any particular reason you want to know which one is module 1 and which one is module 2?
June 6th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
september,
According to HP specification a dv6000 notebook will take up to 2GB RAM max. If you leave the 512MB in one slot and install a new 2GB module into the second slot, you’ll get 2.5GB total. Will it work with 2.5GB? I don’t know you have to try but I would suggest to follow HP specifications.
If you want to max your memory, remove both 512MB modules and replace them with 1GB modules.
June 6th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
WHAT A FANTASTIC ARTICLE, PIECE OF CAKE MEMORY UPGRADE FOR DV6000,WICH
STAPLES DUDES WANTED 30 BUCKS,I’LL EAT THE PIZZA AND DRINK THE BEER MYSELF,
THANKS TO YOU AND THIS FINE ARTICLE,WILL RECOMMEND THIS SITE TO FRIENDS…..
THANKS,MIKE
June 10th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Hello! My name is Gustavo, I have an HP dv6258se and happened to miss a few keys on the keyboard, follow this tutorial to disassemble my laptop and set the flat cable of the keyboard. PERFECT! Now the keyboard is working 100%. Thank you for help, and for those who are afraid to do, I can say it is very easy to open, only to watch the flat cable because it is very sensitive. A hug!
June 10th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Some of us have this same question but no answers. the battery lever is pushed all the way to release but the battery stays stuck in the unit.
How do we fix this?
June 11th, 2009 at 3:34 am
My dv6000 motherboard is dead, so I have ordered a replacement. Is there a guide such as this one on how to replace the motherbpard?
June 11th, 2009 at 6:01 am
I have a solution to the Pavilion stuck battery switch problem that was suggested by another commenter. I used a plastic guitar pick to gentle lift each end of the switch from underneath. This had the effect of releasing something and the switch slid back. Then I was able to remove the battery with no problem. Guitar picks are very soft so I don’t think there is a risk of snapping off anything from the computer.
June 13th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I have a dv6000 and also had the stuck battery slider problem, Very easy to fix, You need two flat screwdrivers and a bit of patience. The battery normally pops out on the side closest to the slider but if you get the screwdrivers in the opposite side and gently lever it outwards and upwards the locating tabs will be dislocated and the battery pops straight up and out, very easy. Just dont be rough or you will break the base plate. The sliders that lock into the battery get stuck on a piece of plastic inside and just needs to be flicked out and they snap right back into place! Since i fixed this i have never had another problem.
June 15th, 2009 at 10:31 am
URGGENT!!!!
I have dv6000. following is the problem details:
- Soon I turn it on, it shows a black screen with message -
“the file is possibly corrupt. the file header checksum does not match the computed checksum”
- After this, it will not go further in bootup. I am afraid of re-building the machine that I might loose all the imp data.
-OS : Windows Vista Home Edition that came with HP new Laptop
-It looks more to me a HW issue then OS issue.
Any help ???
June 15th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Fred,
Could be memory related problem. Try removing RAM modules one by one and start the laptop with each one separately.
June 16th, 2009 at 4:39 am
great !!! very helpfull
thanks alot
June 25th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
wanted to know from the last pic you have weher do i go from there to replace the motherboard? you stop at the bezel but nothing further. is everyhti9ng now exposed so i CAN exchange the motherboard? HELP!
June 26th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Hi! I have a DV6000 that accidentally fell to the floor. The laptop works fine, but the power button and the internal speakers only work if I press firmly on the left side of the bezel. I removed the bezel and pushed all of the cables back again but I still have the same problem. Is there anything else I can try to get this fixed?
Thanks!
June 29th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Directions are lacking in how to pull the cover apart, it seems to be stuck around the mouse area. Is there a scew holding it together? I’m able to loosen the cover on the sides. Any help would be appricated. I’m replacing the sound module.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Neil,
You’ll find these instructions in the service and maintenance guide.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Hello Fred, I think that your problem is not a hardware but a software prob. You should try testing basic things like the memory and hard drive. If it doesn’t even boot or let you get into the bios I think it might be a memory error. Should test various things.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:40 am
Anyone know the location of the fuse on the mother board?
July 5th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Hi,
Great tutorial great site… I have a DV6000 and took the motherboard out but can’t find the replacement number on it? Every other component has it but the mobo has not got it on… Mine is a webcam type of pavilion… SN:DV6154eu
July 5th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
HP site told me: 433280-001
July 6th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
My daughter left my HP Pavilion laptop on all day and all night and admitted she did this all the time. She left the internet cable on as well. My issue is now I have a black screen but the lap on lights above the key board turns on and off. What could it be? The mother board? could it have heated up? Need Help!
July 6th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Search YouTube for the black screen problem for the DV6000. There’s a guy there who shows how to do it in 3 steps:
1) remove your battery (after powering down and disconnecting from AC power)
2) with all power still OFF and battery out, hold power button down for 30-60secs at least
3) plug back in to AC, but without the battery and boot.
Problem should be solved.
You can resinstall the battery and you’re good…or so the description went.
July 6th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Tere,
It’s hard to tell what is wrong. Try what Myles suggested in the previous comment:
July 6th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Nedgehunter,
Did you look in the memory slot area? Make sure to check out both memory slots.
July 8th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I’m just snakebit with HP. I find my DV6000 was not available to be recalled by them. It won’t power up by the power switch and I suspect the power cable or the board under the switch. Quick play works but that’s as far as it will go.
July 9th, 2009 at 5:08 am
my monitor is disarranging and it boots automatically
when i press F8 button at start to choose (start normal windows) it shows anther option that choose low resolution !!!!
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my question is
why is my monitor is disarranging and the mouse is all over the the screen ??
July 10th, 2009 at 3:26 am
my friends son pee’d on my hp pavilion dv9000 laptop and then turned it on, I striped it down to the mother board and am now i am blowdrying it to dry it up but the fan smells burnt, how do I test the fan to see if its still working?
July 12th, 2009 at 9:21 am
I took the laptop apart to see if the fan was bad and after putting it back together the screen is black. Ive checked all connections and cant seem to locate the problem. Please help !!
July 12th, 2009 at 9:26 am
have tryed the power off battery out thing with no luck. Tryed to do bios thing no luck
July 15th, 2009 at 10:44 am
My hp dv6000 is booting without the screen. the screen is black and you see the lights on bezel blinking. Tell me what to do pls.
July 16th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I have a dv6000 and spilled some water on the keyboard the other day. The keys have been a bit weird since so I decided to restart my comp, for the first time since the spill, to see if that would solve the issue. When it went to boot up, a screen titled PhoenixBIOS setup utility screen came up and I can not get past this screen. Any advice?
July 16th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I was recently dual-booting Windows 7 and Windows Vista on my dv6000. I was on W7, and I hibernated, and when i came back, there was no wireless network at all, and i went into Device Manager, and my Broadcom 4321AG 802.11a/b/g/draft-n wireless adapter had totally dissapeared. So i thought it was a windows 7 problem, so i rebooted to Vista. Same problem. so, i cleared my hard drive and did a totally fresh Vista install. I updated to SP2 by hooking up a network cable from my router, just to see if it would do anything. That was a few days ago. Today, all of a sudden, a balloon pops up with the whole “Installing new device driver” or whatever it says, and then it says that it failed to install my broadcom wireless adapter! so i was curious, and went into device manager, and it actually showed the wireless card, but with the yellow triangle with an ! in the middle of it. I updated the driver for it, it worked, and i was getting the internet in my browser (without a network cable plugged in). But then, while leaving music playing on itunes for a party, the wireless adapter just dissapeared, because i came back and had the same problem i had at the beginning. I found this page, looking for instructions on how to take out and reinsert my wireless card. So i did that, and it is the same problem, nothing more or less. Is there a problem with my wireless card? My motherboard? (i hope not)
July 19th, 2009 at 12:10 am
Garrett,
Try removing the wireless card and cleaning contacts with pen eraser. Maybe the contacts got oxidized.
If it doesn’t help, try replacing the card.
You cannot tell if it’s bad Wi-Fi card or motherboard until you test the laptop with another known good Wi-Fi card.
By the way, please read this post. HP fixes some out of warranty dv6000 laptops at no charge and one of the reasons is the wireless connectivity problem. Maybe your laptop qualifies for a free repair.
July 19th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Brian,
It’s hard to tell what is going on. First of all, I would try disconnecting the internal keyboard and starting the laptop with an external USB keyboard. If you still experiencing the same problem, apparently you’ve damaged the motherboard.
If the laptop works fine when the internal keyboard is removed, try replacing it with a new one.
July 19th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Sanni Kay,
Start your laptop with an external monitor attached to the VGA port. Can you get video on the external monitor?
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 am
I haave a hp pavillion dv600and if i connect a projector to do presentations it is not showing the image on the projector. If I press the function and f4 buttons it switches over to the different options but does not show the image through the projector. Occasionaly the image will flicker through the projector but only for a millisecond. if i connect the projector through another laptop it works fine.
Thanks
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Wonderful walkthrough!
A couple of weeks ago, my internal speakers and microphone stopped working, followed a couple of days ago by the power button. The sound is still available through the jacks on the front, and as far as the OS knows the sound card is working fine.
Any ideas before I go pulling up the bezel to try re-seating cables?
Thanks again!
July 24th, 2009 at 7:29 am
I have the same problem as Peter. My mic and speakers stoppedd working suddenly. I notice that when i press the top left corner i get sound from the speakers and this is a cable fault. I would like to know, in a begging state, how to fix these cables.
Thank you for your time
July 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
i have a dv6000. the power button and internal speakers stopped working. thanks to your site i was able to replace the power button ribbon, but that did not fix the problem. then i replaced the power button circuit broad, but that did not fix the problem either.
i can still turn it on by pressing the “quick time” button.
any ideas on what to do next.
thanks for your site.
george tarleton
July 26th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
i have the hp pavilion dv6837cl. is it possible to upgrade the cpu and graphics card?
July 27th, 2009 at 8:55 am
hi i have a hp dv6105us and i want to replace the usb drive next to the powerjack i was wondering if i still had to take out the hard drive and all that other stuff
July 31st, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Thanks
can u show how to open the backside ,and fan
so we can open and clean te fan etc
thanks
Regards.
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Hi Laptop Tech
I posted re my HP zd7000 -zd7143ea 17″ only displaying when the power lead is connected.
Obviously not a 6000 so am I looking for help in the right area?
Thanks
Billybean
August 4th, 2009 at 8:03 am
what you explained was simple.. but im having a hard time removing the palm rest.. the only thing holding it back is the touch pad and i dont see any screws that need to be removed… please reply if you know anything
August 5th, 2009 at 9:08 am
i posted a question (180) on 24 july and have not heard anything. are you not replying to questions any more?
thanks- george tarleton
August 5th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Hey thanks a lot for the explanation. It was very helpful. My screen decided that it no longer wanted to be attached to the laptop today so this came in very helpful! Thanks!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:48 am
To george tarleton and Znake, (and anyone else with an identical problem of the power button failing along with the speakers and microphone)
I have a suspicion that we have laptops from the same batch and that there might be a manufacturing defect (maybe design flaw) that causes these to fail in the same way. I’d like to pose that maybe there’s a recall of some sort needed.
With that in mind, I’d just like to ask how many people have had this kind of problem, and when did you buy your dv6000?
August 9th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
peter- i bought mine dec 2006. i already replaced the power ribbon and the power button, but still has not fixed the problem.
any one with any ideas of what else might be wrong?
thanks.
August 10th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
i have a Dv9629us…..it looks pretty much the same as this……do you suppose it comes apart the same??
August 13th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Bryman,
dv9000 series laptop looks very similar to dv6000 but it’s bigger.
I posted some partial disassembly instructions for dv9000 series here.
If you need to replace the motherboard, you can find instructions in the maintenance and service guide on HP website.
August 15th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
To Peter,
I have a dv6125 that I purchased in November of 2006 as part of a bundle (printer and camera) at OfficeMax. The microphone and speakers broke in summer of 08 and I elected to limp by by plugging in speakers and mike when I needed to … and this past summer when the power button finally got so bad it required Herculean force, a swap of the ribbon cables fixed all three problems … (and of course disabled the mostly-useless Quickplay buttons — booting up now takes longer as there must be something that tried to activate the QP buttons and finally times out)
August 25th, 2009 at 5:32 am
I have the cooling fan making some grinding sounds sometimes. I want to replace JUST the fan and was wondering what what I need to dissamble. Can I go in from the top (bezel, keyboard, etc…) or does it need to be done by taking the entire bottom cover off? Thanks.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:41 am
to laptop tech- i replaced my power button ribbon and the power button itself. the internal speakers and power on/off button still do not work. do you have any suggestions on what to try next?
thank you – george tarleton
August 26th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
george tarleton,
Not sure if I can help you.
I believe the power button board is connected directly to the motherboard via the ribbon cable. When you push on the button, the signal goes to the motherboard though the cable and the laptop turns on.
If you replaced the power button board and cable but the power button still doesn’t work it could be one of the following:
1. The ribbon cable is not connected properly. Make sure the orientation is right and check both connections.
2. One of the parts (power button board or ribbon cable) is defective.
3. Motherboard problem.
I don’t know what else it could be.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
R Lee,
In this model there is no easy access to the cooling fan. You’ll have to take apart the whole laptop. Download maintenance and service guide from HP website, it has step-by-step laptop disassembly instructions.
August 28th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
How do i install a wifi card on my dv6700?
August 28th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Bill,
Same way you install the memory module. Insert the Wi-Fi card into the slot and push it down. Secure the card with two screws. Connect two antenna cable to the card.
August 30th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
The blue caps lock led on my dv9500 has stopped working – is this a user fixable item? Is it part of the motherboard?
August 30th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
top tech- thanks for info. i was thinking along the same lines also. i am stumped. not want to replace the mother board but my have to after rechecking everything else.
thanks so much for all your help and your clear instructions. they took the fear out of going outside the box, or inside the box, in this case,
best of luck.
george tarleton.
September 1st, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Hi,
I have a hp dv6500 notebook.
For some reason my wireless card only picks up our wireless network from about 2-3 m from the router even though all the other laptops some of which are 1-2 years older than mine can pick it up at the other end of the house.
I was wondering what sort of card I would need to get to replace it? or if there is some settings I can change in order for it to pick up the network better ( same problem happens with other routers also)
Cheers
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Hi I am trying to save the data off the hard drive but it’s got some strange connectors. How do I get it connected to a normal IDE cable so I can extract the data?
September 8th, 2009 at 6:44 am
Dear Laptop Tech,
I have the hp pavillion dv6324us and some of the keys on the keyboard do not work 90% of the time. The g,h,backspace, esc and a few other keys will all stop working at once. I was told that the connector for this string of keys may be loose. Do you think this could be fixed by taking out the keyboard and making sure all of the connectors are all the way in place? Thank you!
September 8th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Carissa,
It’s possible that some keys are failing because of bad connection between the keyboard cable and motherboard. Reconnecting the cable may fix it.
If reconnecting the cable doesn’t help, most likely you’ll have to replace the keyboard.
September 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
I have the same problem and I purchased my DV6113 around December 2006. Good to see that I am not the only one frustrated by this.
To george tarleton and Znake, (and anyone else with an identical problem of the power button failing along with the speakers and microphone)
I have a suspicion that we have laptops from the same batch and that there might be a manufacturing defect (maybe design flaw) that causes these to fail in the same way. I’d like to pose that maybe there’s a recall of some sort needed.
With that in mind, I’d just like to ask how many people have had this kind of problem, and when did you buy your dv6000?
September 10th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I had a similar issues where “g,h,backspace, ‘, and esc” all stopped working. occasionally they will work, but they all go in and out at the same time. Will a keyboard replacement fix this? My HP is out of warranty so its my only hope besides an external keyboard which just sucks.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Josh,
It’s hard to tell if you have a bad keyboard or faulty keyboard controller (motherboard failure).
First, I would try reconnecting the keyboard cable, maybe it’s not making good contact with the connector.
If reconnecting the cable doesn’t help, try replacing the keyboard. A new keyboard shouldn’t be very expensive.
If you still experience the same problem with a new keyboard, most likely it’s the motherboard problem.
September 15th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
to the person with the wifi problem. i had a simular problem and hp said there was a recall and fixed it for free. if that helps. you can contact them thru their website or get their number from there and call. also make sure the wires to the antenna are connected to the wifi card. it shows it in this sites part on how to take it apart
September 15th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I have a problem with the little transmitter for my wireless mouse. It seems to wobble around in the USB port. Even when I move it to one of the other two ports, the same problem arises. Any solution to this?
September 16th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I have been trying to figure out the problem with my friend’s HP DV6000 series laptop. It has that same problem as mentioned above. In fact, while searching the web, I have found numerous complaints of the same issue: power button does not work or hard to press, no sound, no microphone. After scouring the web, I came across one that said HP does a free repair for two years from the date of the original warranty begin date. However, my friend’s laptop is three years old. The rep said it is a motherboard problem and that he would give me a deal, since this laptop originally had a fault. HP is repairing the motherboard for $274.54, a discount off the original motherboard price of $487.00.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Hello,
Maybe somebody sugest me how I can solve my problem with power in my HP Pavilion 6000.
I just dont have any power even I connect with power of course my HP. When I like to start system in one of three blue light in the front ( left side) the middle one ( with flash sign)switch the blue light 3 times Please forgive me my language but english is not my origin for all help I will appereciate
Jungart
September 18th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I had this problem less than a year after I got my computer. HP fixed it and then told me to extend my warranty. I purchased one for 140 dollars. Well my computer’s wireless stopped being detected again and I know the black screen issue is soon to follow. I called HP turns out they had an extended warranty – FREE. But it expired in June. I don’t get why they made me pay for mine. Oh yeah, they’re greedy LIARS.
Anyway I found a DIY on youtube. I’m going to try it because it looks like it has already helped many people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctHTF3oNdxI&feature=related
GOOD LUCK!
September 18th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Jungart,
sounds like your battery or power supply is bad.
I had the same problem with 2 different laptops.
One happened to be the battery and the other it
was the power supply.
Another one i fixed it ended up being too hot and
would only work after the laptop was cooled down
with either a fan or left sitting for a few hours. That one
ended up being the thermal pad on the CPU was
messed up. Here’s how to check for that…
…First, I unplugged the battery and let the laptop cool, overnight
or if you have a strong fan. then i tried a KNOW GOOD battery.
If this works, then it’s your cpu/thermal pad. if not then you
may have the other issue i mentioned above.
However, in the case of sever overheating, you may need a
new CPU altogether.
Good luck.
Cass.
September 18th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Sounds like you have the same problem I had. The motherboard is toast. It was recalled in this model, hopefully yours is still under warranty. Mine was not.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Rosi,
Test your laptop with another USB device. If you have same problem, I guess you have bad USB ports.
Unfortunately, USB ports are soldered to the motherboard.
You’ll have to use the laptop as is or replace the motherboard.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
You’ll find more info and list of units covered in this post.
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Hi, anyone know with these instructions if I can repair my lcd. the wire is either loose or worn and needs replacing as it works when ya wiggle it. Or if someone knows (can post pics) of where/how to get to this wire.
thanks
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Never mind, I found your other post. Very informative, but from what I understand I will have to completely take apart the laptop both LCD/Keyboard to get to the wire I need to check correct?
Thanks
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Pandajack,
If you want to reseat cable on the back of the LCD, you don’t have to remove the keyboard. Just follow these instructions.
If you want to reseat cable on the motherboard, you’ll have to remove the keyboard bezel. Follow steps 5 and 6 in this guide. The cable connector is located under the keyboard bezel, close to the left hinge.
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 am
CHANGING PART #449454-001 the power board. do I need to remove the keyboard to change this part???
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:01 am
Philip,
Not just the keyboard. You’ll have to disassemble the entire notebook.
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:07 am
CHANGING PART #449454-001 the power board. do I need to remove the keyboard to change this part???
DO YOU HAVE AN ILLUSTRATION TO DO THIS or is this best left to a service center??
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
Philip,
You can find disassembly instructions in the service manual. It’s not for beginners.
September 25th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
hp pavilion dv6000 is my laptop, it’s broken, no disply but power is on,
September 26th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
asanka,
The first think to check is the laptop memory. It’s possible that one of the memory modules is bad or doesn’t make good connection with the memory slot. Try reconnecting memory modules. Try removing them one by one and test the laptop with each module separately. It might start properly with a good memory module.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:45 am
hello ,very interesting post
i have a problem with my hp dv6446us laptop, the laptop doesnt have audio and the hardware manager sais that there isnt a sound card connected to the laptop …..what should i do???
October 8th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Hi
I like your instructions and will appreciate your advice on the following.
I have HP dv2035us laptop. Has served me well for 3 years now. Only problem is grinding noise from under the laptop where the fan resides (top left corner, under the power button). I googled quite a bit and figured a few solutions. I tried using the compressed air gun from the holes hoping that if something is stuck in the fan it will be removed. It didnt work. The only other option, I have to is to open up the back plate of the laptop and physically see if there is something stuck in the fan or if the fan has become loose for some reason. So I was wondering if you had any instructions to open the back of the laptop to reach to the fan (under the power button) to clean/reseat/change that fan.
thanks in advance.
Please either reply here or copy at my email address I would appreciate that.
gvstemp
October 8th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
gvs,
It’s not easy to access and replace the cooling fan in a HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook. The cooling fan is mounted under the motherboard. You’ll have to remove the motherboard first and after that you’ll be able to replace the fan.
Check out my previous post about HP Pavilion dv2000 disassembly.
October 10th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Have you found a solution to this problem? I’m having the same problem with my HP 9600. The battery will no longer charge, so now that it’s dead, I’m not getting any lights at all.
Please let me know.
Thanks.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Hi all, I just wondered if anyone could tell me where the webcam cable leads to on the dv6000, does it connect to the motherboard or does it connect to somewhere on the screen bezel?
I ask as my model does not have a built-in webcam, and I would like to add one.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Has anybody heard of the system reset switch that is located on the mother board? if not u will half to pull off the keyboard and the keyboard bezel and remove the whole top cover get to the mother board and just below where the keyboard attaches to the mother board there will be a little button but u will need to hook the power button up because u will need to hold the button and the power button for 5-10 seconds and try to see if that will fix you problems and for anybody having over heating problem try putting thermal paste on the cup and the video card chips as hp does not do that and they leave a small gap between the heat sink and the video chip.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Also the webcam has a cable that will connect to the mother board under the keyboard.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Problem: When turned on the blue lights on the bezzel come on, fan turns on, but screen stays blank. Will flash off (with a beep) and come back on like it is trying to restart. Repeats this on loop.
Already done:
Starting with one memory module, tried both, neither worked.
Hooked up an external display, still blank screen.
Sending it back to HP but wanted to see if you guys had any ideas. I’ll let you know what the solution from HP was if I get one.
October 16th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I have a HP 6700 that will power on for about 10-15 seconds and then power off by it self. Doesn’t matter if on battery or AC adapter. HP says motherboard is bad. Is this worth fixing and how hard is it? I have heard that the interal power supply could be bad or the soider that connects the ac adapter inside the machine is broke. Any thoughts? feel free to email too.
THanks Bob
October 25th, 2009 at 1:24 am
hi i had open up my laptop disame that in the picture and after i put all in one again it will not work i put in batery and after 10sex its start flashing power led light ant it will not turn on what shall i do
October 25th, 2009 at 8:37 am
I’m having some trouble with my HP pavilion dv2000, it seems that it doesn’t want to turn on no matter what i do. Does anyone a suggestion? thank you
October 25th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Kyle,
Is it completely dead? Can you see any LED lights when you press on the power button.
If the laptop is completely dead and makes no noises and has no lights, check the power adapter. Maybe the adapter is bad.
If the laptop turns on but there is no video on the screen, check the memory module. One of the modules could be bad. Try removing memory modules one by one.
October 25th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
When i plug it in lights come on, it just plain doesn’t turn on though.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Hi!
My audio port (aka headphone jack) is broken, and needs to be replaced. I found a replacement part on eBay, which arrived today, but I don’t know how to go about actually installing it. I took off the memory cover as shown above and can see the old audio port, and it actually looks to be a relatively simple fix as there is only one thing that appears to need plugged in, but it appears difficult to get to. Are there step-by-step directions somewhere similar to the ones above but to get to the audio port instead? I have the same model pictured (dv6000), except mine has the fingerprint recognizer for easy log-in.
Thanks a bunch to anyone who can help!
Matt
October 27th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Matt W.,
The audio jack is soldered directly to the motherboard. Replacing the audio jack is not as easy as you think.
You’ll have to disassemble the laptop, remove the motherboard, unsolder the broken audio jack and solder a new one.
You can download the maintenance ans service guide for HP dv6000 notebook and remove the motherboard following instructions in the guide.
You can replace the audio jack using same technique as for replacing the power jack.
October 30th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Hello,
I have a problem with my Power jack inside my computer and i was wondering how to get to the braces that hold it on the inside off. I already ordered the part i need off ebay and also was wondering if i need to solder the new part to it also. So far i got the Bezel and keyboard off, but don’t know where to go from there. Thx for any help that you give.
Jeremy W
October 31st, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Hi guys,
I have pulled my dv6000 apart twice now. I believe if you follow the manual and proceed with care its is quite easy. I thought I’d let you know what I did.
I had the wireless stop, then the display disappear, so the computer wouldn’t boot.
These are classic symptoms of a problem with the NVIDIA graphics processor chip.
HP know about this problem, they replaced my mainboard once, but didn’t connect the heatsink to the graphics processor, so it died again. It was now out of warranty so I decided to fix myself.
HP are completely uncaring, and totally unhelpful. So screw them.
I always wore my anti-static wrist band, to protect items like the RAM memory.
Once I had the main board out, I did a “reflow” on the graphics chip. This chip is the one not quite as big as the main AMD processor chip, and has NVIDIA printed on it.
The problem for me, and commonly for others, is the graphics chip overheating and coming un-soldered off the board. You can’t see this, as its underneath the chip, where it sits on little balls of solder that connect it to the board. The symptom may be intermittent red, blue or green tinges to the monitor before it dies.
The reflow involves getting the chip hot enough to remelt the solder and reconnect to the board.
There are plenty of guides if you google. I protected plastic parts on the board with foil, warmed the non-chip side of the board for a minute with a heat gun on low, then gave the chip area about two minutes with the heat gun on high. It is then important to let the board cool down completely before touching it again. I also made a disc of copper, by coiling thick wire, some people use a penny or similar, to put between the back of the chip and the copper heat sink. I also used lots of heatsink paste to get a good thermal link.
I think a solid piece here, rather than the silly piece of foam material placed there in manufacture, also helps press the graphics chip to the board and stop it rising off again.
So far this cure has worked for me. Do this reflow if you have nothing to lose. It could be hit or miss, but if your computer is dead anyway….
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Jeremy W,
It looks like in HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop the power jack is located on a separate power board and the jack is soldered to that board.
1. If you purchase the entire power board, you don’t have to solder anything. Just unplug the old power board and replace it with a new one.
2. If you purchased just the power jack, you’ll have to desolder the broken jack from the power board and solder the new one.
The complete laptop disassembly instructions could be found in the maintenance and service guide (click on the link).
November 4th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I have a problem with this model. It won’t turn on at all anymore and it’s been almost a month and I found no problems I could identify. I want to connect my laptop to an external monitor but doesn’t it need to be working for me to do that?
November 4th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
ellen-grieves,
Yes, in order to use the laptop with an external monitor you have to be able to turn it on first.
If the laptop is completely dead and there are no lights when you plug the AC adapter and push on the power button, check the AC adapter. Maybe it’s just a bad adapter.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
hello recently i got ahold of a dv6000 laptop someone gave it to me cause it’s not working but i want to fix it because it’s in perfect cosmetic condition …. when i turn on the laptop the lights led blue just blink then shuts down and restarts continues to do that no picture on the sreen or anything…. i called hp and it did fall under an extended warranty but was a little late calling in so couldn’t take advantage of that …. the rep that i was talking to said it was a problem with the motherboard could it be that it needs to get replaced or is there a certain part that i can replace only… ?
November 8th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I am trying to replace my motherboard since everywhere I go I was told it would cost $700 or so.
I want to buy one from a power seller on E-Bay but I can’t figure out how to get the motherboard out. I have disassembled everything as per your instructions on “How to take apart an HP DV6000 Laptop” I had hoped once I got the keyboard off I could see how to get to the motherboard but I don’t see it.
Can you help?
Thanks,
Tom
November 9th, 2009 at 10:55 am
greg,
It does sound like a problem with the motherboard. Unfortunately, I cannot help to fix the motherboard because I don’t work on the component level.
I think you should try calling HP again and talk to another representative. It’s a known issue and if you are persistent enough you might get a free repair or at least a discount for replacing the motherboard.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Tom C,
There is a link to the official service manual in the comment 243. Follow the link, download the manual. It explains how to remove the motherboard step by step.
November 11th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Thanks for the great overview. One thing I noticed was that, you only have removed 3 screws and I had to remove a total of 6 to replace the keyboard.
Other than that thanks!
November 11th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Josh G,
I guess you were working on a different model. HP Pavilion dv6000 has only three keyboard screws.
November 11th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
thanks this is a very useful step. But one thing, how to find and remove video card? if its what you call it. I have a problem with my dv6000, when powering first one long beep then two short one and then no picture. What could be the problem? Thanks so many……
November 12th, 2009 at 9:28 am
bugoy,
It does sound like a problem with the video card, but… the video card is integrated into the motherboard and cannot be removed and replaced separately. When the video card fails, the whole motherboard has to be replaced.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Hi Laptop Tech,
The plastic spindle on my cd/dvd drive is broken and won’t hold the disc anymore cause there’s not enough springs to hold it in place.
Also, the outer plastic faceplate/panel for the cd drive popped off.
(my laptop slipped off the bed & landed on the carpet – twice!
Any ideas? Do I need to get en entire new drive, or can i replace only the broken parts?
Very helpful pics & description, thank you,
Will
November 13th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
will,
I think you’ll have to replace the entire driver.
It’s possible to replace the front bezel but I really doubt that you can find the spindle.
November 14th, 2009 at 4:02 am
Mr. L_Tech,
Thank you for such a quick reply.
I was afraid you might say that … frustrating to have to replace a $50 component due to a broken 25 cent part! …… for want of a shoe …. the horse/computer was lost!
Any idea where I might find a new drive, and a reasonable price range for it?
Muchas gracias,
Will
November 14th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
will,
I think you can find a new DVD drive on eBay for about $40.
Do you really the internal drive? Maybe you should buy and external USB drive and use it when needed?
November 14th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
>> I think you can find a new DVD drive on eBay for about $40.
Good guess! – I found some used ones on eBay for about $40, new ones are in the $65 to $90 range. The used drive seller guarantees it & has a great rating – My only concern is that its a slightly diff model, and I haven’t been able to find the exact part # drivers anywhere online.
My original (AD-7560A)seems to have been a Sony, the replacement is either a Slimtype (?) or Lite-on (or are these the same Mfr – Does LiteOn make Slimtype? …. model# DS-8A1H)
>> Do you really the internal drive?
>> Maybe you should buy and external USB drive and use it when needed?
I’ve actually been using an $80 LiteOn external dvd drive , but besides it being a pain in the neck to carry it all around everywhere (especially on trips – I just got back from one), it is getting Very, VERY slow. Its from Walmart and I still have 8 or 9 days I can still return it, but on a trip 2 weeks ago, it was taking about an hour just to rip ONE SONG from a music CD, which used to do several songs in a minute. Most of the time it won’t even recognize a disc being in the drive, and it stopped playing DVD’s.
I never had any problems with my internal. I’m not positive that its not a Win Vista problem, but I decided I wanted to get my internal drive working.
So I finally decided to fix it, then found your great site & saw mechanically it wasn’t too difficult.
Will
November 14th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
P.S. Any reliable places to search for current drivers for the aforementioned DS-8A1H ?
I came up empty on my searches. If I buy the internal drive on ebay, I want it to work!
The replacement drive is a close match, but not the exact one specified at “HP Part surfer”.
P.P.S.
There seem to be a lot of slimey, scamming junk sites out that just try to infect your computer.
November 14th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
will,
The best way to find a replacement drive is searching by the HP part number.
Remove the broken drive and search for a label with the part number. It looks something like that – SPS: 373315-001. You’ll have different digits, but the format will be the same: XXXXXX-001
Google this part number or search on eBay and most likely you’ll find the replacement.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:23 am
I have a HP Pavilion dv6500 with 2.0 GB RAM and wouldl like to speed up the processing time. Would you happen to know whether I can increase the RAM memory from current 2.0 GB on this laptop? If so, to how much RAM, etc? Thanks!
DAE
November 20th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
DAE,
HP Pavilion dv6500 can take up to 4GB RAM total. You can install up to 2GB memory module into each slot.
Memory to use: PC2-5300 DDR2-667 200pin SDRAM SODIMM